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If a man walking in the spirit and falsehood do lie, saying , I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people. (KJV)
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לוּ\־lu-if
Lemma: לוּ (lu) · Strong's: H3863
Parsing: Conjunction (HC)
Meaning: if
Used 20 times. Also: Genesis 17:18, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 30:34, Genesis 50:15, Numbers 14:2, Numbers 20:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3863; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 1
אִ֞ישׁ'ishanyone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 2
הֹלֵ֥ךְho.Lekhwalking of
Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVqrmsc)
Meaning: to go: went
Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 3
ר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achwind
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: spirit: breath
Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:15, Genesis 7:22, Genesis 8:1, Exodus 10:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307H; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 4
וָשֶׁ֣קֶרva.She.kerand falsehood
Lemma: שֶׁ֫קֶר (she.qer) · Strong's: H8267
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: deception
Used 113 times. Also: Exodus 5:9, Exodus 20:16, Exodus 23:7, Leviticus 6:3, Leviticus 6:5, Leviticus 19:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8267; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 5
כִּזֵּ֔בki.Zevhe told a lie
Lemma: כָּזַב (ka.zav) · Strong's: H3576
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)
Meaning: to lie
Used 16 times. Also: Numbers 23:19, 2 Kings 4:16, Job 6:28, Job 24:25, Job 34:6, Job 41:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3576; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 6
אַטִּ֣ף'a.TifI will prophesy
Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhi1cs)
Meaning: to drip/prophesy
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 7
לַיַּ֖יִןlai.Ya.yinof <the> wine
Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wine
Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 8
וְלַשֵּׁכָ֑רve.la.she.Kharand of <the> strong drink
Lemma: שֵׁכָר (she.khar) · Strong's: H7941
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: strong drink
Used 23 times. Also: Leviticus 10:9, Numbers 6:3, Numbers 28:7, Deuteronomy 14:26, Deuteronomy 29:6, Judges 13:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7941; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 9
וְהָיָ֥הve.ha.Yahand he will be
Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to be
Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 10
מַטִּ֖יףma.Tif[the] prophesier of
Lemma: נָטַף (na.taph) · Strong's: H5197
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HVhrmsc)
Meaning: to drip/prophesy
Used 18 times. Also: Judges 5:4, Job 29:22, Psalms 68:8, Proverbs 5:3, Song of Solomon 4:11, Song of Solomon 5:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5197; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 11
הָעָ֥םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 12
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Micah 2:11 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| If | → | לוּ H3863 if |
| a man | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| of wind | → | רוּחַ H7307H spirit: breath |
| were to come | → | הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went |
| and say | → | כָּזַב H3576 to lie |
| falsely | → | שֶׁ֫קֶר H8267 deception |
| I will preach | → | נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy |
| to you | → | |
| of wine | → | יַ֫יִן H3196 wine |
| and strong drink | → | שֵׁכָר H7941 strong drink |
| he would be | → | הָיָה H1961 to be |
| just the preacher | → | נָטַף H5197 to drip/prophesy |
| for this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| people | → | עַם H5971A people |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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